What Crosses My Mind

  • A Conversation (prose)

    I went to lunch with a friend today and we got onto the subject of coping skills. We’re both teachers and we encounter a lot of teenagers on a regular basis, most of which carry a lot of baggage into the classroom each day. There are times when we truly do not get the full…

  • Occasional Walls

    Have you experienced this story? When whimsical words might convey A notion of dialogue Yarns of personal response She said to her friend While sipping coffee at the local café She was quietly adamant Yet that earshot was apparent Talking of a secret reality We all seem to carry In different unmarked bags Gathering mostly…

  • Intellectual Stimuli

    That conversation You know the one that happened A late night Perhaps coffee after scotch Drifting eyelids, and buried yawns When suddenly A word, an argument, a philosophy The vitriolic radar stands at high alert Let the dialogue begin Whiskey driven diatribes and minutes become hours Smiles, and laughter, and pronouncements Maybe even a clever…

  • My Reflection; Your Perception

    Ever do this. ~ Finish the conversation Walk away Having left a cordial departure Smiles and a handshake ~ And look back ~ Out of the corner of your eye And that telling moment When you both connect Your eyes looking right at each other ~ We wonder now ~ As methodical as your moves…